Résumé Worksheet: Mistakes to Avoid

Interview skills lesson 19: Résumé mistakes to avoid · Set 343 · 40 questions

Tip (True, checked, consistent): Spelling mistakes: Experiance → Experience, Skils → Skills, Acheivements → Achievements, Responsable → Responsible. Too casual: a nickname email ID, slang hobbies, “lol”. Too vague: “Did many activities”, “Good at many things”. Never write a false claim. Good habits: proofread, a teacher’s check, one font, the same date format, PDF with a sensible file name (Name_Resume.pdf).

1. 1.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) reading it aloud once (b) checking every number (c) saving as PDF (d) tiny 8-point text
2. 2.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
3. 3.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake
4. 4.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) asdfgh.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) myfile(3).pdf (d) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
5. 5.🔍 What is the best way to catch spelling errors? (a) trust the first draft (b) proofread, ask someone (c) never re-read (d) add more words
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) adding fake prizes (c) mixed date formats (d) a teacher’s check
7. 7.True or false: “Did many activities” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same date format (b) reading it aloud once (c) saving as PDF (d) five font styles
9. 9.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
10. 10.True or false: “Worked on a project” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a teacher’s check (b) checking every number (c) tiny 8-point text (d) same date format
12. 12.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one font throughout (b) saving as PDF (c) mixed date formats (d) reading it aloud once
14. 14.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
15. 15.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: checking every number? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensible file name (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) copying a friend’s CV
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding fake prizes (b) one font throughout (c) reading it aloud once (d) checking every number
19. 19.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: reading it aloud once? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
21. 21.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” is too vague. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Good at many things” (a) too vague (b) too casual (c) a spelling mistake
23. 23.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get promoted (b) you lose their trust (c) you get a bonus (d) nothing happens
24. 24.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) adding fake prizes (b) mixed date formats (c) reading it aloud once (d) five font styles
25. 25.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
26. 26.📅 Why should all dates on a résumé use the same format? (a) it is longer (b) it is a law (c) it looks neat and clear (d) it hides gaps
27. 27.True or false: “Did many activities” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) mixed date formats
29. 29.True or false: “Worked on a project” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) five font styles (c) tiny 8-point text (d) adding fake prizes
31. 31.True or false: “Responsable for the class notice board” has a spelling mistake. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Did many activities” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
33. 33.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: never proofreading? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
34. 34.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: five font styles? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
35. 35.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a typing error (b) a good idea (c) a false claim (d) a small style choice
36. 36.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Responsable for the class notice board” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
37. 37.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) copying a friend’s CV (c) one font throughout (d) five font styles
38. 38.True or false: “Hobbies: chilling, sleeping, memes” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Skills: super good at stuff” has a spelling mistake. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” (a) too casual (b) too vague (c) a spelling mistake

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